Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-02
HERE AND THERE.

There are In California 4, 600 wine-growers
aud 1917, 900 acres OF vines, which furnish en-
ployment to over 40, 900 persons.
Arthur Harsey, OF Goderich. Ca NADIA, enjoys
the distinction of being the Oldest man in the
Dominion, being just l03 years old.
Rev. A. w. Lamar, formerly OF Memphis,
Tenn, assumed charge as pastor OF the first
Baptist church OF Omaha on the 10th inst
A bill recently introduced IN the New York
legislature provides for the Incorporation OF
geological garden In the city Of New York.
At q sumptuous dinner the plate cards
were souvenirs In the form OF silver card
cases, each containing the name of the guest
Two coins--one q dollar bearing the date
were sold for $s25 In Albany, N. Y. Q day or
two ago.
In front of o grocery store In Blocker
street. New York city, Is a sign on basket Of
eggs which reads Is follows: Fresh eggs
guaranteed. Every egg dated"
Apple trees In = number OF orchards In
Niagara county, New York, are being badly
damaged BY bark louse, which bores holes
In the inner bark and kills the shrub.
AH lutuO IL 10 saLu tuat
gatlou schemes are on foot this year than
ever before in the history of the territory, aud
with better prospect Of being carried out.
al will live to dance q jig on your grave"
was the threat used by one Vern Dnt man to
another, aud 1t was construed as threat ITO
do great bodily HARM" and he was held to
the courts.
Washington correspondent says that II 10
now considered good FORM to have q SER
want hand around at reception, or when Ia
dies call, a silver waiter ca which are boxes
| OF French candy.
In Charlestown, w. Va, where the p.opls
voted for prohibition, not only 10 more liquor
sold now than was before but one-half more
United States licences have been issued than
there were before prohibition was adopted.
A Chinaman has discovered that cast of
| horscshoes make good cutters steel The
wrought iron of the shoes having been constant
| ly hammered on the roads, acquires hardness
and the animal heat from the hoot has some
thing TO 40 with it
The Massachusetts, bogrd Of health recently
analysed a number of temperance drinks
J aud discovered that not one Of them was free
| from aICOuOl. Out Tho Vi TIC III
toxicant, several 40 per cent, anu the others
more than 20 per cent
Wire-cutters have again resumed opera
lions In vraious parts OF Texas. Near Blum
Saturday night, several miles Of wire were
cut up aud carried away by the miscreants,
who did their work SO well that 1t is impossi-
BILE to discover their identity.
The confederate veterans are considering
the proposition to change the date OF their
memorial day from April 20 to May 80, the
northern Decoration Day. Gov. Fitzhugh
| Lee, 81 Virginia, recommends the change
because Nav 80 is a national holiday.
In New York city 1t is not the proper thing
to part the tails of your dress coat when you
sit down. An observing young man recently
saw the prince OF Wales, while holding a
cane and bouquet in one hand and his hat
In the other, sit down without looking after
his coat tails. hence tie fr-"sc-.
Arkan aw Traveller: The man who is toe
busy to be gentleman during his activ,
| bushes life generally fndS IL impossib G
| to he one when he retires from trade.